If you have never stuck a needle in the back of an infant and watched pus drip out please don’t tell me I am overreacting to RFK Jr.’s latest assault on science.

Ben Franklin on inoculation, after his son died from smallpox. “In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.

As I think more about all the resources needed I realize that a narrower antibiotic also comes with other costs.

Anyone else not purchasing anything tomorrow?

RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore

You can make a difference to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in healthcare! This supplement made me love being in id even more. ID folks aren’t afraid to take on challenges!

Sterile gowns for spinal anaesthesia – environmental cost without clinical gain? doi.org/10.1111/anae... And reply doi.org/10.1111/anae... Summary: Keep the mask, no evidence to suggest gowns add value. Ansky

Yesterday we held a healthcare sustainability event in Atlanta and heard about area hospitals’ effort to decrease their greenhouse gas footprint.